Effect of Keratinocytes on Myofibroblasts in Hypertrophic Scars

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Myofibroblasts play a central role in matrix formation and wound contraction during wound healing and undergo apoptosis at the end of the healing. Hypertrophic scarring is a pathologic condition in which myofibroblasts persist in the tissue. It has been hypothesized that abnormalities in epidermal-dermal crosstalk underlie this pathology. Therefore, in this study, we investigated whether myofibroblasts are affected by keratinocytes. Transforming growth factor beta-induced myofibroblasts (Imyo) and myofibroblasts from hypertrophic scar tissue (Hmyo) were characterized using microarrays. Keratinocytes were co-cultured with myofibroblasts, and quantitative PCR analysis was performed. We found that numerous extracellular matrix- and smooth muscle cell-associated genes were upregulated in Imyo and Hmyo respectively, and these findings suggest that Hmyo are fully differentiated myofibroblasts and that Imyo are less differentiated than Hmyo. Decreased collagen type 1 gene expression was found in keratinocytes co-cultured with Imyo and Hmyo; further, alpha-smooth muscle actin expression in Imyo increased in the presence of keratinocytes. These observations indicate that keratinocytes play a role in the development of pathological fibrosis in hypertrophic scar tissue by regulating the behavior of dermal fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. We believe that this study provides the basis for understanding the pathophysiology of hypertrophic scarring and identifying new therapeutic approaches for this dysfunction. No Level Assigned This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors -www.springer.com/00266..
Publisher
SPRINGER
Issue Date
2019-10
Language
English
Article Type
Article
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AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, v.43, no.5, pp.1371 - 1380

ISSN
0364-216X
DOI
10.1007/s00266-019-01434-1
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http://hdl.handle.net/10203/267840
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